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THE PEOPLE’S

ADVOCATE

Labor States Stand

On Vital Problems Of
Canadian People

Six main proposals embracing all major demands of Canada’s
organized labor movement were included in the brief presented
to the federal cabinet and Premier Mackenzie King last week by
Fresident P. M. Draper and other representatives of the Trades

and ILabor Congress of Canada.
Highlights of the memorandum included a reminder that un-

employment and underemployment, with the destitution and
suffering resulting therefrom, still remains Canada’s most press-

ing problem. The progressive reduction in the number of those
in receipt of unemployment relief is attributed in some measure

to ithe increasing severity of the
dominion, provincial and municipal
restrictions on the granting of aid
and that the volume of unemploy-
ment has not materially decreased.

Other main points presented
were as follows:

Housing and
Smaii Home-owners

We wish to voice appreciation

for this action (housing legislation

enacted during the last session of
parliament) but at the same time

to express the hope that vigorous
jeaderhip will be given by the fed-

eral government to ensure that

full advantage is taken of this
jegislation before the act expires in
1940. A further request we desire
to submit is that assistance be ren-
dered to the vast number of work-
ers who are struggling to meet pay—
ments on homes built by them prior
to the depression and who are still
paying a high rate of interest on
Joans in that connection.

British North
America Act

At our Niagara Falls convention
cognizance was taken of the dis-
ruptive forces operating in Canada
and a resolution adopted pledging
our movement to oppose any acti-
wity which seeks to weaken the
unity of the Canadian people. We
stand pledged to defend the inte-
erity of Confederation by promot-
ing the economic and political wel-
fare of our nation as a whole.

Collective Action —
Embarge on Aggressors

This Congress, while reiterating
its firm belief in collective action
through the League of Nations as
the most effective means of main—
taining world peace, nevertheless
recognizes the need to render help
at this time to those democratic
countries whose independence and
imtegrity is being challenged ..- -
that our government be urged to
eooperate with other peace loving

© countries of the world in whatever

steps are deemed essential to de-
stroy the reign of terror being im-
posed by Nazi and fascist dictators
and thus remove this menace of
international lawlessness and once
more bring peace to mankind. (The
Congress) expressed sympathy with
the people of Spain and China in
their struggle for the defense of
their countries, and urged that the
Canadian government place an
embargo on the shipment of war
materials to aggressor mations,
while at the same time facilitatins
in every way possible trade rela-
tions with those friendly
which are fellow members of the
iseague of Nations.

The Right To Organize

While the Congress has sought
through civil law amendments, les-
islative protection from the prov-
inces for freedom to organize, we
Seek to supplement this provincial
legislation by amendment of the
Criminal Code which would make
it an offense to deny unjustifiably
this right to workers. Accordingly
we ask enactment of legislation
embodying the provisions of Bill
Wo. 4 of the last session of parlia-
ment.

Public Qwnership
And Control

On the question of public own-
ership and control, we urge that
production in Canada of all war
materials, including military air
Planes, be nationalized. We be-
lieve that Canada should take full
advantage of its position as chief
~mrorld producer of nickel by taking
over national control of this indus—
tiy and preventing export of this
product for use in the manufacture
of machines of war. We reiterate
| our support of the maintenance of
the Canadian Wational Railways as
a publicly owned utility and urge
that no action be taken which
would in any Manner weaken the
position of this nationally owned
system.

ATTEND ..-

The Regular XMAS
and NEW YEAR’S
DANCES

ALEXANDRA
BALLROOM

(Hornby at Robson)

TOWN HALL

(West Pender)

AND HAVE A
FINE CHRISTMAS!

The Canadiair League for
Peace and Democracy
wishes all its friends

A Merry

Christmas

and a

Happy
New Year

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Campaign for the Children of
Spain and China!

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Youth Recreation
Pian For Surrey

SURREY, BG, Dec. 22. — Plans
for a program of educaition and re-
creation for young people of Hazel-
Taere and district were mapped out
recently at the home of Mrs. J.
Webb, Stokes Road. The Student
Gouncil of Folk Schools is working
in conjunction with Greater Van-
couver and New Westminster
Youth Council.

‘Objective of the council is to find
a sphere of activity for every
young person in the area and to de-
velop leadership from among those
interested. An advisory commnittee
of adults will be formed and at a
later date a community center will
be developed.

The Student Council is composed
of Blanche Holcomb, Edna Large,
Marl Newcombe, Willard Holcomb
and Arnold Hewer. Youth council
representatives were: John Jop-
son, president; Jerry Hundal, gen-
eral secretary; Misses Lois Sander-
son, Margaret Hart, and George
Broomfield, all of Vancouver.

Vet In Hospital

Jim Bell underwent an operation
in St. Paul’s hospital Tuesday to
straighten out his left arm which
was erippled while fighting with
the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion
op the Aragon front in Spain last
March. He is reported resting eas-
ily in ward 446.

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From Syracuse, who take time off from Broadway to endorse the Japanese boycott.

FAMOUS FILMS
TO SHOW HERE

Two films of outstanding merit
in the annals of the Soviet Union’s
early cinema history will feature a
big double bill-at the Royal Theatre,
commencing with a midnight show
December 25 at 12:01 a.m. and con-
tinuing for three days.

“Three VWvomen,’” one of the of-
ferings, portrays in graphic man-
ner the role of three girls during
the civil war days when the Soviets
were fighting interventionists from
without and the remnants of the
eld order within their country.
Thousands of Vancouverites saw
it when it was shown here two
years ago.

“Road to Life,’ still considered
one of the Soviet’s best, is a poig-
nant social play about the reclama-—
ition of Moscow's waifs by the new
social order.

Hollywood tried to duplicate it
with ‘Wild Boys of the Road,” but
it did not have the same sincerity
about it.

Also on the bill is an interesting
single reel film entitled “Dance of
the Republic.”

PORT ALBERNI, BC, Dec. 22—
Conclusion of a signed agreement
between Victoria coal interests and
the city council this week marked
one of the most important acts the
latter body has made in 1938. ~uder
the agreement coal resources of the
city will be opened up providing
the city with cheaper coal and a
source of revenue.

Under terms of the agreement
the city will receive a royalty on
every ton of coal marketed, while
coal will be available to the city at
reasonable rates. Preliminary sur-
veys will be made after negotia-—
tions are completed and on the ar-
rival of the engineer representing

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Local Unions Report
Gains In Organization

heard a number of reports show-

throughout the city.

General Truck Drivers’ Union,
Local 31, had been successful in
signing up four more firms, the
delegate reported.

Delegate for the Journeymen
Tailors’ Union, Local 178 reported
that Regent Tailors are now 100
percent organized locally and are
expected to sign a union agreement
soon.

The Barbers’ Union delegate re-
ported that a union card had been
placed in the new gold town of
Zeballos for the first time.

Fred Lundstrum, BC Coast Dis-
trict Gouncil secreatry of the Inter
rational Woodworkers of America,
the Blubber Bay strike
was now in its seventh month, and
reported that ancther attempt was
being organized to attack pickets
at the lime plant.

Council endorsed lUundstrum’s
resolution demanding of Attorney-—
General Wismer a probe of provin-
cial police.

Delegate from the Upholsterers’
Union complained that another
AFT, union was claiming jurisdic-
tion in the upholstery field. He re-
ferred to a letter from President
William Green instructing council
to stop such overlapping.

International Union of Operating
Engineers, Local 115, protested by
letter the handling of unfair goods
by members of the Retail Cierks
Union. The matter was referred
to thee rievance committee.

J. A. Humphreys of the Bakery
ana Confectionery Workers’ Union
reportea that strikers at the Wom-
an’s Bakery are holding solid and
are ow entering the fifth week. He
thanked the union for financial
support.

President Jamieson’s proposal to
extend to Mayor-elect Dr. Telford
the council’s good wishes and a2
pledge of cooperation was earried

! without dissent.

With delegate Tom Holland acting as secretary in the absence
of P. R. Bengough, now in Washington, DC with a delegation
from the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, Tuesday's resu-
lar meeting of the Vancouver District Trades and Labor Council

ing steady progress in organization ©

Alberni Schools
Are Overcrowded

PORT ATBERNI, BC, Dee. 22—
Overcrowded classrooms in the
high schools remains a problem of
major importance still to be faced
by the school boards Acclamations
for Fred G. Bacon and Fred G.
Weaver on nomination day leaves
the personnel of the public school
board unchanged, but the high
school board is composed of three
members from Port Alberni and
two from Alberni, which is subject
to changes. es

Attendance of 602 pupils at pub-
lic schools is considered an all time
high in school annals and very
shortly the problem of overcrowd-
ing will have to be met.

In addition, another question con-
fronting the school board is thac
of providing a separate classroom
for nearly 20 pupils of foreign born
parents who have recently taken up
domicile here.

Some hope is held that the city
council will act to remedy sanita-
tion at the Bighth Avenue school
and extend drainage facilities on
Argyle street from Pourth avenue
ta the school block. This matter
will come before ratepayers in 2
bylaw.

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Foreshadows Move
To Lift Arms
Embargo On Spain

WASHINGTON, DC, Dec:
22—The United States sovern-
ment made its first move yes—
terday toward open support of
the Spanish~ Loyalist sovern—
ment with announcement of of-
ficial plans to distribute surplus
American wheat free to Spain’s
civilian population, accompany—
ing the move with an invitation
to other nations to follow suit
with gifts of food or money.
Aching-Secretary of State Sumner
Welles disclosed the government's
plan under which the Hederal Sur-
plus Commodities Corporation wilk
ibuy 3,000,000 bushels of wheat dur-
ing the next six months to be
turned over to the American Red
Cross for storage and transporta—
tion costs.

While the acting secretary's
Statement placed emphasis on the
impartiality of distribution, obser
vers here declared the move is pri-
marily intended to aid the Loyalist
government. Tt was seen as Pre-
sident Roosevelt’s first action to—
ward openly aiding a republican
victory and an initial step paving
the way for a lifting of the arms
embargo on Spain, which circles
close to the White House have pre-
dicted will come before the Janu—
ary session of Congress.

Even if the distribution is im-—
partial, it is pointed out, the ef
fect will be to aid the Spanisk
gevernment and its civilian popu-—
jation in. greater measure f&. i
the Burgos regime of Franco.

Under the distribution plan, the
BPSCC will purchase the wheat at
prevailing market prices and make
500,000 bushels a month availiable
to the Red Cross. When milled, the
wheat will realize some 600,000
barrels of Hour.

Meanwhile a survey on the acute
shortage of food in Spain, made
public by the Red Cross and deal—
ing exclusively with Loyalist terri-
tory, Showed there are at least 3,—
715,000 needy children receiving
scarcely enough food to sustain lite.

Fourth Symphony
On January iS

Following three highly success—
ful concerts this season, Vancouver
Symphony Society is looking for—
ward to an equal success for its
first concert of the New Year, to
be conducted by Allard de Ridder
in ithe Orpheum Theatre Sunday
afternoon, January 15.

Featuring Allan Watson, bass, 2
Canadian singer who has met with
great success in the United States,
the program includes Edward Ger—
man’s “Welsh Rhapsody,’ Richard
Strauss’ “Death and Transfigura—
tion,’ and two well-known works
by Wagner. :

Tickets for the next concert can”
now be obtained at the M.- A-
Kelly Co., 659 Granville street

Many people are giving symphony
tickets as Christmas gifts, and to
secure the best seats reservations
should be made immediately.

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